मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-65, verse-9
सन्ति यौवनिनः श्लाघ्यास्तत्पत्न्यो नातिशोभनाः ।
जगत्यामल्पकाः पत्न्यः पतयश्चातिशोभनाः ॥९॥
जगत्यामल्पकाः पत्न्यः पतयश्चातिशोभनाः ॥९॥
9. santi yauvaninaḥ ślāghyāstatpatnyo nātiśobhanāḥ .
jagatyāmalpakāḥ patnyaḥ patayaścātiśobhanāḥ.
jagatyāmalpakāḥ patnyaḥ patayaścātiśobhanāḥ.
9.
santi yauvaninaḥ ślāghyāḥ tatpatnyaḥ na atiśobhanāḥ
jagatyām alpakāḥ patnyaḥ patayaḥ ca atiśobhanāḥ
jagatyām alpakāḥ patnyaḥ patayaḥ ca atiśobhanāḥ
9.
There are praiseworthy young men whose wives are not very charming. In this world, there are few wives, and few husbands, who are both exceedingly beautiful.
Words meanings summery:
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- सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)
- यौवनिनः (yauvaninaḥ) - young men (young people, youthful men)
- श्लाघ्याः (ślāghyāḥ) - praiseworthy (praiseworthy, commendable, glorious)
- तत्पत्न्यः (tatpatnyaḥ) - their wives
- न (na) - not (not, no)
- अतिशोभनाः (atiśobhanāḥ) - very charming (very beautiful, extremely charming, exceedingly bright)
- जगत्याम् (jagatyām) - in this world (in the world, on the earth)
- अल्पकाः (alpakāḥ) - few (in number) (few, small in number, trifling)
- पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives
- पतयः (patayaḥ) - husbands (husbands, lords, masters)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अतिशोभनाः (atiśobhanāḥ) - exceedingly beautiful (very beautiful, extremely charming, exceedingly bright)
Words meanings and morphology
सन्ति (santi) - there are (they are, there are)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat (लट्)) of as
Present active
From root as (अस्).
Root: as (अस्) (class 2)
यौवनिनः (yauvaninaḥ) - young men (young people, youthful men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yauvanin
yauvanin - youthful, young man
Derived from yauvana (youth) with ini suffix.
श्लाघ्याः (ślāghyāḥ) - praiseworthy (praiseworthy, commendable, glorious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ślāghya
ślāghya - praiseworthy, commendable, laudable
Gerundive
From root ślāgh (श्लाघ्) "to praise".
Root: ślāgh (श्लाघ्) (class 1)
Note: Agrees with yauvaninaḥ.
तत्पत्न्यः (tatpatnyaḥ) - their wives
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tatpatnī
tatpatnī - his wife, her wife, their wife
Compound of tad (that, their) and patnī (wife).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+patnī)
- tad – that, his, her, their
pronoun (neuter) - patnī – wife, mistress of the house
noun (feminine)
Note: Refers to the wives of the 'yauvaninaḥ'.
न (na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
Negation particle.
Note: Negates atiśobhanāḥ.
अतिशोभनाः (atiśobhanāḥ) - very charming (very beautiful, extremely charming, exceedingly bright)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of atiśobhana
atiśobhana - very beautiful, exceedingly handsome/charming
Formed with prefix ati- (exceedingly) and śobhana (beautiful, charming).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+śobhana)
- ati – exceedingly, very, too much
indeclinable - śobhana – beautiful, charming, auspicious, good
adjective (masculine)
Root: śubh (शुभ्) (class 1)
Note: Negated by na. Agrees with tatpatnyaḥ.
जगत्याम् (jagatyām) - in this world (in the world, on the earth)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of jagatī
jagatī - the earth, the world, mankind
Feminine noun.
Root: gam (गम्) (class 1)
अल्पकाः (alpakāḥ) - few (in number) (few, small in number, trifling)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of alpaka
alpaka - small, little, few, insignificant
From alpa (small, little) + ka suffix.
Note: Agrees with patnyaḥ and patayaḥ, hence feminine/masculine plural.
पत्न्यः (patnyaḥ) - wives
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of patnī
patnī - wife, mistress of the house
Feminine noun.
Note: Subject of the implicit 'are' with alpakāḥ.
पतयः (patayaḥ) - husbands (husbands, lords, masters)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pati
pati - master, lord, husband, owner
Masculine noun.
Note: Subject of the implicit 'are' with alpakāḥ.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects patnyaḥ and patayaḥ.
अतिशोभनाः (atiśobhanāḥ) - exceedingly beautiful (very beautiful, extremely charming, exceedingly bright)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of atiśobhana
atiśobhana - very beautiful, exceedingly handsome/charming
Formed with prefix ati- (exceedingly) and śobhana (beautiful, charming).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+śobhana)
- ati – exceedingly, very, too much
indeclinable - śobhana – beautiful, charming, auspicious, good
adjective (masculine)
Root: śubh (शुभ्) (class 1)
Note: Qualifies both patnyaḥ (feminine plural) and patayaḥ (masculine plural).